LiontipsAlexander Zverev vs John Isner. Prediction and Betting Tips for Laver Cup (September 25, 2021).
Command Analysis
In the last couple of months, Zverev has been demonstrating fantastic performance, which allowed him to make a lot of progress. In the summer, Zverev won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, later he won the Masters in Cincinnati. Finally, two weeks ago he reached the semifinals at the US Open, where he lost to Novak Djokovic.
Isner started the second half of the season quite well, too. He won the tournament in Atlanta and reached the semifinals at the Masters in Toronto, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev. However, Isner failed to deliver a good performance at the US Open; he was eliminated in the very first round following his defeat from Brandon Nakashima in three sets.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Isner played 6 tie-breaks in the last 5 matches.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5 games
Zverev played over 9.5 games in the first set in 3 of his last 5 matches.
Tip and bets
The opponents have met twice before at the Laver Cup, and both matches were quite long. We believe that this will be the case in the upcoming fixture, too. Isner, as always, can rely on his huge serve, which is hard to return. We also think that there will be at least one tie-break in the match.
Our prediction - total over 19 games
Zverev has a good record against Isner. The German won six head-to-head matches and lost only two. Zverev is in great shape; he has won the Tokyo Olympics gold and the Masters in Cincinnati in the last two months, he also reached the semifinal of the US Open. We predict Zverev's confident victory in this match.
Second wager - handicap (-3) to Zverev
